Answer
Subshells $3s$ and $3p$ hold the valence electrons.
Work Step by Step
As shown in part (b), the electrons in shell $n=3$ are the valence electrons.
As a result, 2 subshells $3s$ and $3p$, each with 2 electrons, hold the valence electrons.
Chemistry: The Central Science (13th Edition)
by Brown, Theodore E.; LeMay, H. Eugene; Bursten, Bruce E.; Murphy, Catherine; Woodward, Patrick; Stoltzfus, Matthew E.
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Prentice Hall
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0321910419
ISBN 13:
978-0-32191-041-7
Chapter 8 - Basic Concepts of Chemical Bonding - Exercises - Page 334: 8.11c
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